I suppose I could guarantee outside of emergency, yes, you could have that bed, but to me that’s almost a meaningless guarantee because my understanding is that family wants to be able to book respite care, plan accordingly, and be able to take advantage of this. Under the current system that’s not possible because there are always emergencies that could come in. I will make the commitment to the Member that I will revisit the policy and see how it works, have we had any problems with the last-minute cancellation on the part of the hospital, and we will continue to work on this until we get the real respite beds at the Territorial Dementia Centre. Thank you.
Sandy Lee on Question 181-16(3): Respite Care Policy
In the Legislative Assembly on February 20th, 2009. See this statement in context.
Question 181-16(3): Respite Care Policy
Oral Questions
February 19th, 2009
Range Lake
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